Al Ittihad Alexandria (basketball)

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Al Ittihad
Al Ittihad logo
NicknameMasters of the City (سيد البلد)
LeaguesEgyptian Super League
Founded1914
HistoryAl Ittihad Alexandria
1914–present
ArenaKamal Shalaby Hall
LocationAlexandria, Alexandria Governorate, Egypt
PresidentMohamed Mouselhy
Head coachAhmed Marei
Team captainIsmail Ahmed
2020–21 positionSuper League, 2nd of 18
Championships1 FIBA Africa Champions Cup
13 Egyptian Super Leagues
13 Egyptian Cups
7 Arab Championships
Websiteitthadclub.com

Al Ittihad Alexandria, also known as Al Ittihad Elsakandry, is a basketball club based in the city of Alexandria, Egypt. The team plays in the Egyptian Basketball Premier League.[1] The team is widely considered one of the basketball powerhouse of Egypt,[citation needed] having won 13 championships.

Ittihad has won the FIBA Africa Champions Cup in 1987, crowning itself African champions. The team has also won the Arab Championship seven times.

Honours[]

Domestic[]

  • Egyptian Super League
    • Winners (13): 1979 , 1982 , 1983 , 1984 , 1986 , 1987 , 1990 , 1992 , 1996 , 1999 , 2009 , 2010 , 2020
  • Egyptian Cup
    • Winners (13): 1976, 1978, 1982 ,1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 2010, 2012, 2020, 2021
    • Winners (2): 2020, 2021

International[]

Friendly[]

  • Egyptian Mortabet League
    • Winners (9): 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2019
  • Hariri International Basketball Championship
    • Winners (6)
  • Aleppo League Championship
    • Winners (3)
  • The Dubai Championship
    • Winners (1)
  • The Egypt International Championship
    • Winners (1)
  • Alexandria Basketball Championship
    • Winners (9)

Players[]

Current roster[]

Al Ittihad roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht.
PG 0 Qatar 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
PF/C 1 Egypt Abdelmoneim, Ismail Ahmed 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
C 6 Egypt Khalifa, Haytham 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
SG 7 Egypt 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
SG 12 Egypt Aboushousha, Youssef 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
PG 13 Egypt 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
PF 42 Egypt 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
PG 87 Ivory Coast Diabate, Solo 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
SF 88 Egypt 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
F Egypt 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
SF Greece 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
SF Egypt 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
G New Zealand Webster, Corey 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Head coach
  • Egypt Ahmed Marei
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 6 October 2021

Notable players[]

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club.
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time.
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

References[]

  1. ^ "Arab Club Championship in basketball in Alexandria". Demotix.com. 5 May 2010. Archived from the original on 9 May 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2012.

External links[]

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